I'm heading over to Perth for work and wouldn't mind getting a surf in while I'm there. I'm staying in Osborne Park so I'm guessing the closest place to get a wave would be Scarborough Beach? (I've never been to Perth before and won't have a car)

As I'm only there for the night I can't be arsed to lug my own board over - are there any local shops where I could hire/demo a board? Boardies or Wettie?

Thanks in advance guys

You'll probably catch more waves on a sight seeing bus than at scarborough mate Banks are straight and swell is normally minimum unless your arrival brings a big storm. Only place with some decent shape would be Trigg Point but that is packed out more than the Royal Show. Still worth a punt though. You're going to need your most fattest biggest board that will let you pull into a curl before it closes out and dumps you. Saying that the beachies are lovely on a light offshore day and the water is clear as! No wetties needed just yet. I think Ross at Soul boardstore hires out boards - he's on here somewhere too.

At least surfing in Perth will make you realise how good you have it at home. Pack a pair of flippers instead, if there happens to be some swell (unlikely) you can at least go for a bodybash at City groyne.

Hit up jb and go out and cut some drum lines.

Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.
Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

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P co said..

Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.
Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

Awesome photoshop Ross!

Cheers Ross, I'm over on the 1st/2nd April so will head in and see what you can hook me up with.

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LateStarter said..

P co said..

Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.
Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

Awesome photoshop Ross!

That pic so old that cranes on the otherside of Ob city have finished that building years ago, it can get like that but very rare

Not photoshopped, real deal. From July 2012 I think.








Not my photo's unfortunately, mate of a mates. Not sure of his name so my apologies for not crediting his fantastic skills to capture these images.

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P co said..

Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.
Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

Were's the crowd

Very nice..

If you're in the right place at the right time and crouch down low enough, anything's possible.

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jbshack said..

P co said..



Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.

Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

Were's the crowd

Very nice..

"Were's [sic] the crowd?"

Scared off by sharks maybe?

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trevor1 said..

jbshack said..

P co said..



Yes, we have hire boards and are only 100 metres or so from the clean head high tubes of Scarborough Beach.

Over winter particularly it can be real fun.

Were's the crowd

Very nice..

"Were's [sic] the crowd?"

Scared off by DRUM LINES maybe?

Fixed it for yah

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jbshack said..

trevor1 said..
"Were's [sic] the crowd?"

Scared off by DRUM LINES maybe?

Fixed it for yah

You sure did, jb. You sure did.

Where's.

Surf in Perth is like Regional Australia
Has'nt been a bank in town for years

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Twimby said..

Surf in Perth is like Regional Australia
Has'nt been a bank in town for years

Yeah we haven't had a real winter now for at least 20 years. Triggs point on a light north western 30 years ago on a decent winter swell wasn't to bad and when it maxed out used to head to what's the wave left side of Cot?

Hang in there MP,, just hope for a decent swell, and if you ask offline at the time , you mind find one out of town or offshore a bit.

There are no outer reefs worth surfing in wa, that's all